Speaker of the House Paul Ryan likewise condemned the violence as well as the “vile bigotry” that fueled it. So-called “alt-right” protesters shouted anti-LGBT slurs, Nazi slogans and racist chants and clashed with both counter-protesters and law enforcement.

“The views fueling the spectacle in Charlottesville are repugnant. Let it only serve to unite Americans against this kind of vile bigotry,” Ryan wrote.

The views fueling the spectacle in Charlottesville are repugnant. Let it only serve to unite Americans against this kind of vile bigotry.

“I am disgusted by the hatred, bigotry and violence these protesters have brought to our state over the past 24 hours,” McAuliffe said, placing the blame on “mostly out-of-state protesters.”

Groups of white nationalists descended on Charlottesville to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and were met by counter-protesters, leading to violence that began Friday night.

Unrest intensified on Saturday, as a vehicle plowed into a group of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally, killing one and injuring 19. More than 30 were hurt in total as a result of events at the rally. Two Virginia State Police troopers were also killed when a police helicopter assisting with the melee crashed outside of Charlottesville. The incident is under investigation but police say that foul play is not suspected.

Following news of the violence Saturday morning, a number of celebrities weighed in, with actor Seth Rogen bluntly declaring, “By the way, f— these nazi motherf—ers,” adding the hashtag, “#Charlottesville.”

From In Touch to 'The Fuehrer Speaks, the People Listen' - a Gallery of Bauer's Holdings

Der Landser, a Nazi-themed Bauer publication still being produced in Germany.

Bauer's U.S. gossip weekly, In Touch -- Tom Cruise has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Bauer for articles in In Touch and its sister publication Life & Style, alleging the actor had abandoned his daughter Suri.

A page from a 1939 issue of the Bauer publication, Funk-Wacht. The slogan "Der Fuehrer Spricht, Das Volk Hoert" translates as, "The Fuehrer speaks, the people listen!"

Not "Inglourious Basterds" but the Bauer-distributed DVD "Inglorious Bitches."

"Geschitchte & Wissen," ("Science & Knowledge"), a Bauer publication.

German soldiers on the march in Der Landser.

Another '40s Bauer publication, Mein Funk.

Another cover of Der Landser titled: "Operation Gomorrha."

Another Nazi-themed porn DVD, "Band of Bastards."

A young Nazi soldier on Der Landser.

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TheWrap has found that there is a darker side to the In Touch owner, including publication of at least one magazine appealing to neo-Nazis and Nazi-themed porn

Der Landser, a Nazi-themed Bauer publication still being produced in Germany.